Category: Stroke

Only 10 percent of people who experience a stroke are younger than 45, but the rate at which stroke occurs in younger people is on the rise. A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that between 2000 and 2010, hospitalizations for...

You are doing your Constant Therapy exercises regularly to help your brain injury or stroke recovery–but you’re not sure whether you are improving. One way to measure success is to set specific goals. Whether your goal is to be able buy a cup of coffee, read a...

We’re all looking forward to a little downtime over the holidays, and relaxing on the couch and watching movies is usually on our list of top activities. In that spirit we’ve curated eight movies that speech-language pathologists will enjoy—and even be inspired...

Brain injury, whether from TBI or stroke, is a complex condition with a wide range of injury severity and and variable outcomes. So, when a patient or caregiver asks, “How long will recovery take?” the answer really depends on cause of the injury, location, severity...

Choosing healthy foods may contribute to recovery after stroke. Healthy foods can help control blood pressure, body weight, reduce risk of another stroke, and may help with the demands of stroke therapy and other daily activities. In this post, we explain why a...

Stroke can impact all aspects of life—movement, communication, thinking, and autonomic functions such as swallowing and breathing. Recovery can be an extended process. Here, we identify the Constant Therapy tasks used most often by those recovering from stroke. The...

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